Home Alone 2: New York via Chicago
The view looking down at the Civic Center Christmas tree after Mayor Richard J. Daley turned on the lights, December 9, 1966. ST-80004582-0005, Chicago Sun-Times collection, CHM It’s been said … Learn More
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Graceland Cemetery: Mysteries in the Eternal Silence
Happy Halloween! CHM museum specialist Jojo Galvan explores some of the notable markers in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery. Close up of Eternal Silence by Lorado Taft in Graceland Cemetery, 4001 N. … Learn More
Why We’re Saying “Latine”
CHM curator of civic engagement and social justice Elena Gonzales writes about the history and definitions of various descriptors of people of Latin American heritage and explains why CHM is … Learn More
Filipinos and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
October is Filipino American History Month, which commemorates the first Filipinos to arrive on the North American continent at what is now Morro Bay, California, on October 18, 1587. In … Learn More